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The Urban Recluse
Enter the strange world of a 20-something South London gal. I try to escape the world, but I always get dragged back into its insanity...

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Paypal Pirates
2008-05-29 14:34:00
Paypal has taken to sending me emails about money laundering since I’ve had more than £650 going through my account since I don’t know when. So I’ve sold some of my old stuff on ebay and get the odd affiliate payment from another website, so what? It’s not like I’m smuggling suitcases full of dirty cash into the continent via Easyjet. So now under the guise of these European Union Anti-Money Laundering regulations I need to provide Paypal with access to my bank account. Mmmm, it may be time to restrict my online transactions. I don’t like all this bureaucracy, and I don’t like the thought of Paypal having access to my bank account information. It smells like Big Brother to me. Related PostsSummer of Sequels (AKA the Summer of Cack)A Pirate’s Life for MeEmancipate Yourself from Mental SlaverySunday Sauce #513 Kick-Ass Heroines (Vol. 3)
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Blue Pill? Red Pill?
2008-05-28 03:13:00
I’m very tempted. The IMAX is having a Matrix All-Nighter in a couple of weeks, and I’d like to go. I saw Matrix Reloaded there years ago, and watching the amazing chase scenes on that massive scene was awesome. I’m not sure that I could handle all three Matrix movies on one night, but that’s the fun of it I suppose. Now I just need to find someone crazy enough to come with me… any takers? Related Posts November" >October > NovemberSunday Sauce #23A momentA Police PresenceObservations from the last few days
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Deconstruction
2008-05-26 20:30:00
Those randy builders who call out lascivious comments to you as you stroll past their building site are fantasizing about doing this to you. Scary, no? Woman Stripped by Mechanical Shovel - Watch more free videos Related PostsNo related posts

Jedi of Cool
2008-05-26 01:13:00
Related PostsCrazy Sexy Cool The "Destroy Food" Diet WishlistI want to upload my mind into the internetWho’s that cutie?20,000
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Iron Girl
2008-05-24 02:03:00
If you could choose any superpower, no matter how devastating or nefarious, what would you choose? Would you want to emulate a character from your favourite comic or film? How about a video game hero? Perhaps one of the Heroes? Or have you thought of your own unique, never-previously-conceived superpower? Moi? Well I’d love the ability to produce “fireballs” from my hands from chi or actual fire. I don’t really know why I’d like that particular power, apart from the fact that it would be an awesome weapon. I used to love producing the hadouken effect in Streetfighter II with Ryu or Ken. The next best thing to producing my own fireballs would be to be able to don a suit like Iron Man and blow up the bad guys. I really should review that film, I’ve seen it twice already. I’m looking forward to the Hancock movie. Haven’t heard good things about the Indiana Jones movie so far, but I still intend to see it. Speed Racer is on at the IMAX,...
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Job Hunting for Introverts
2008-05-22 22:29:00
According to a recent post in the bookofjoe, the ten best paid jobs for introverts are: 1. Astronomer 2. Lawyer 3. Physicist 4. Political Scientist 5. Aerospace engineer 6. Computer software engineer (systems software) 7. Actuary 8. Electronics engineer 9. Computer software engineer (applications) 10. Atmospheric and space scientist I wouldn’t have thought that being a lawyer was an ideal introvert’s job, but I guess that some lawyers don’t court the limelight (pardon the pun). Unfortunately I’m not qualified or very interested in any of the above jobs, so we’ll have to keep on looking. From time to time I look in the newspaper job sections or on some recruitment websites, but there’s nothing that grabs me. As I don’t want to continue with admin work or management in general, I’m feeling a bit stuck. I thought about working in a casino as I’m a night person, but I’ve never worked in the hospitality industry and don’...
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Fiendishly Thick
2008-05-21 22:38:00
Related PostsPink for OctoberLooks like I’m a tough son of a gun…Festive SpiritWe now return you to your regularly scheduled programLike Zorro: Bad Sex in Fiction

Sick day
2008-05-20 13:58:00
I should be at work right now, but I can’t face going in, Between my boss dropping a nightmare new project in my lap at the very last minute and my colleague’s constant criticisms I really dread going in. Not only is the actual work a hell of a lot, the emotional side of dealing with the people there is really getting to me. I feel so isolated there - I’m the only member of the core team who isn’t invited to the team meetings, and my manager never tells me anything unless she absolutely needs to, so I usually have to figure things out from overheard conversations or whatever crumbs my colleagues wish to tell me. Those flies last Friday were trying to tell me something - it’s time to go. Related PostsuntitledTenderised meatTravelswah wah wahA Friend Indeed
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Brain’s got Rhythm
2008-05-20 00:53:00
This is completely daft, but I love it. Related PostsMy Purple Brain As the girl turns…Ug!Who’s got rhythm??The Pleasure Principle
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Tales of the Unread
2008-05-20 00:33:00
Samurai Frog recently wrote about a meme which involves the list of books which have been more frequently marked ‘unread’ on librarything. Perhaps they’re in line to be read or just tomes which look impressive on the bookshelf. Unwashed philistine that I clearly am, I hadn’t even heard of some of them. Code: Read Read for school Started but unfinished I’ll never read it, and will never own it *I own and intend to read it at some point Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (I don’t know why, but I’d like to read it.) Anna Karenina (ditto) Crime and Punishment Catch-22 One Hundred Years of Solitude (I’d like to see what all the fuss is about) *Wuthering Heights The Silmarillion (um, never heard of it) Life of Pi: A Novel The Name of the Rose Don Quixote (I’m looking forward to reading this at some point) Moby Dick Ulysses (Dubliners was enough for me) Madame Bovary The Odyssey (I’d like to read this someday too) Pride and Prej...
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50,000 Visitors to the Inn
2008-05-18 18:14:00
These cute toothless kids are celebrating the fact that I’ve had 50,000 unique visitors to this blog. I wasn’t expecting to reach this total for another couple of weeks, but then someone stumbled an old Thursday 13 post from last November and sent more than 3000 visitors there since last night! It’s all too bizarre really. Anyway, I just wanted to use this opportunity to thank you all for visiting, whether you’re a regular commenter, lurker, subscriber or friend. Related PostsMerry Xmas and all thatEnvy is a bitchBuggered Blogger13 Fun Blog ToolsBlog Apocalypse
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It’s Official: Men are just Big Babies
2008-05-17 21:24:00
ManBabies Related PostsInsomnia13 words not found in the English languagePatron of the Arts
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It’s Official: Men are just Big Babies
2008-05-17 21:24:00
ManBabies Related PostsInsomniaPatron of the Arts13 words not found in the English language
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Dropping Like Flies
2008-05-17 14:26:00
It was like a scene from a horror movie. I looked around the room wondering where the dead body was hidden. It was like the episode of CSI where a room was infested with flies, but the body was well hidden and Grisham’s team had to knock down the walls to find it. I looked in the rubbish bin, and there wasn’t even a mouldy ham sandwich which could have attracted such a following. The window of room 5 was dotted with hundreds of black dots, and several more were flying around the room nonchalantly, like they owned the place. They had claimed their domain, but it was time for us to reclaim it. Armed with just a Nippon Fly Killer spray and wet towels around our faces to avoid breathing in too much toxic air, we got to work. The instructions said that for a “knockdown” you should spray in strong bursts then leave the room for 15 minutes. That done we sorted out the lesser gatherings in reception and other rooms. We had to be ruthless. Not one fly survived our ...
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Clearly the Force is strong in me
2008-05-15 18:46:00
Which attack of the Clones character are you?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Anakin Skywalker You’re Anakin Skywalker, dude. Lucky you. Anakin Skywalker 60% Mace Windu 55% Obi-Wan Kenobi 50% Battle Droid 45% Master Yoda 35% Padme Amidala 35% Jango fett 30% Count Dooku 20% Related PostsMomentumInertiaWhat I needRed ArrowsTV Show Meme - Play with me
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Ramalama Bang Bang
2008-05-15 16:05:00
This song by Roisin Murphy is guaranteed to cheer me up, and this video by a film student is very cute. The choreography reminds me of the Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) video: Confession time: When this video was released I bought the making of edition so that I could have the full-length version and learn the routine. I was quite a big BSB fan back in the day, I even went to one of their concerts. My favourite one was Howie, who makes a lovely vampire… Related PostsMy Xmas isBizarre Country QuizSummer of Sequels (AKA the Summer of Cack)
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Stewing
2008-05-15 02:26:00
“I need to show you something,” my father said to me. I followed him to the living room where he switched on the television. After a few seconds I realised that I was watching a morbidly obese man being given a stomach bypass. “If you’re not careful, one day that will be you.” I went back to the kitchen to wash up, feeling humiliated and hurt. As he walked past me I said the one thing guaranteed to annoy him, “You’re always talking about the “Babylon” (the Police), well you’re acting just like them now.” So how did this conversation arise? Well, I’d noticed in recent days that my father had been talking to me in quite a brusque manner. As I didn’t think that I’d done anything that could upset him I attributed it to the fact that he’s started a new job which might be giving him some stress. When I was eating dinner and he entered the kitchen he seemed quite annoyed at me, and I asked him if his ...

To be or not to be
2008-05-14 19:09:00
Your Score: Hamlet You scored 69% = Tragic, 31% = Comic, 21% = Romantic, 23% = Historic You are The Tragedy of Hamlet. Highly regarded as the best play ever written by anyone ever, Hamlet tells the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, and his desire to enact revenge on his Uncle for the murder of his father. When performed in its entirety, Hamlet is just under 4 hours long and contains many of the most recognizable phrases in the English language. But enough of that - let’s get back to you. Your results tell us that you are no doubt of high intelligence and cultural grace. While sometimes a bit dark and moody, you still have the poise and respect of a royal noble. Your tragic flaw, however may be that you tend to over-analyze situations and think too much when you should act. You also may be a bit long-winded, but we like you anyway! The Which Shakespeare Play Are You? Test Stolen from Ben aka Macbeth Related PostsNo related posts

Et tu, Ben?
2008-05-11 01:07:00
Ben memed me, the brute. Roolz: A) The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. B) Each player answers the questions about himself or herself. C) At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. 1. Ten years ago I was: Preparing for my A-Level exams (I got a B in Spanish, C in English Lang/Lit and D in Sociology - I dropped French at the last minute) Working weekends in a wholesaler’s Single Having complicated friendships Preparing to go to university… 2. Five things on today’s to do list: Write a few blog posts Write to my American penpal Tidy my room Prepare some items for ebay Relax 3. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire: Buy myself a house in Bayswater or Battersea Pay off my mum’s and brother’s mortgages Give some away to good causes Have some fun Disappear for a while Invest 4....

Walk it Out - 60s Stylee
2008-05-11 00:13:00
Much better than the Teletubbies’ version. This is the best mashup ever. (via electro^plankton) Related Postsmmm, i wonder…?Continuing our Ladies NightStopping for a cider before the next ‘job’…Not a bad MondayUrban Observations
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Summer Loving
2008-05-09 22:14:00
The British summer has arrived. I know this as I have just have enjoyed my first Cornetto ice cream of the year. Everyone’s wearing very little, bra straps peep out from vest tops, pale legs in diabolical shorts. You may be surprised to know that my favourite season is actually Winter, but I’ll talk about that another time. Summer ’s okay apart from the following phenomena: Hay Fever: I used to get awful hay fever during my childhood, and it’s not as bad now but I don’t enjoy the cold-like symptoms, and nor do I enjoy feeling like Itchy and Scratchy are playing war games under my eyelids. Smells: From the high frequency of stale body odour on the train to the pungent stench of rubbish on the pavement, every bad smell is intensified in this heat. There’s a street corner which I pass on my way home with a couple of newsagents and a few Caribbean and Chinese restaurants. Normally along with the various foody smells you might be able to detect the scen...
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